Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-12-14

adopted, it should only be done as q tenn
porafy expedient; and to meet tbs tiecessit1
legislative and executive effort should gen.
orally be in the opposite direction, and
should have tendency to divorce as much
and as fast as can safely be done the treas
urg department from private gnterprises: =.
essary and extravagant operations will be
made for the purpose OF avoiding the &C:
emulation of an excess of revenue, sucf
expenditure being in Generalization of al
Just conceptions of public duty, which 1t en-
tails, and emulates reckless improVidenct
Hot I'd The 1east consistent with the mission
Of our people, or the high and benefeent prf-
pose of our government.
!, / ha4e deemed it my duty thus to bring e
the knowledge, of my countrymeli, as wei
as to the attention Of their Representatives,
the responsibility of Legislative acts, the
GRAVITY OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The failure of the congress heretofore tx
trbvide agditist tie Dangers which It wa
quite evident the very nature OF the difh.
condition Of financial distress and appre-
hension since the last adjournment which
taxed te. the utmost, all the authority ane
expedients Within 6abeutive egHtroI. ane
these appear now to be exhausted. II dis
aster results from the continued inactivity
of congress-, the responsibility, must res1
where it belongs. TIC situatien, thus fal
considered, is fraught with danger, Ttief
should be fully realized, and the presen1
the country, are but result growing out of q
perfectly balpable and apparent cause. con-
stantly fepfoducirg the Same alarm.
ing circumstances congested national
treasury and a depleted monetary con-
dition in the business of the country.
It needs hardly to be stated that while the
present situation demands remedy, we
removal of the cause, OF course, our scheme
Of taxation, by, which this teedlsss sqrglns
is taken from the people and put into the
public treasury; consists Of tariff of duties
levied on impoftations from abroad, and in
ternal teve1ius taxes, levied Cd the, CON
Sumption of tobacco and spirituous and fnaI'
liquors. 1t must be conceded that none oil
these things subjected to internal revenue
taxes are, strictly speaking. necessary, AND
plant With, CONSUMERS Of the articles. and
thefe seeriis I'd Be Hothins g. well aB1s K
bear the burden, without hardship to ans
portion of the people.
BUT OUR PRESENT TARIFF LAWS,
the various inequitable and illegal source Of
unnecessary exaction, ought to be at once
revised and amended. These laws, as to
their primary and plain effect, increase the
price to consumers Of all articles imported
and subjected to duty by precisel the sum
paid for such duties. Thus the amount oil
duty taeasites the tax paid BY those; who
purchase for use these impCrted articles.
Many of these things, however, are raised
or manufactured in our own country, and
and products are called protection to these
home manufactures because they render il
possible for th5se of our people who, are
manufacturers to make these taxed articles
and sell them for d price equal to that de-
manded for the imported goods that have tc
pay customs duty. So it happens that while
comparatively few use imported articles,
millions Of our people, who never use and
never saw any of the foreign products,
purchase and use things Of the same kind
made Id this county aAd pay therefor
nearly or quite the same enhanced price
which the duty adds to the imported articles.
Those who buy imports pay the duty charged
thereon into the public treasury, but
the great majority of our citi-
zens, who buy domestic articles
of ths e eas P Po this da at to a ho mp
manufacturers.
This reference to the operation Of our laws
is not made by way Of insttrteti6rsI But In
order that we may be constantly reminded
of the manner in which they impose bur-
den upon those who consume domestic pro-
ducts, as well as those who consume inn
ported articles, and thus create tax on all
our people: 1t is not proposed to
ENTIRELY RELIEVE The COUNTRY
of this tax. 1t must be extensively continued
as the source of the government income;
and in REIMBURSEMENT upon the tariff in
terest American labor, engaged in mant-
features, should be carefully considered, as
well as the preservation of our manufactor-
les. 1t may be called protection, or by any
other name, but relief from the hardships
should be devised with especial precaution
against imperiling the existence Of our
manufacturing interests; but the existence
should not mean o condition. which,
without regard to the public welfare or a
national exigency, must always insure g
realization of the immense profits, instead
of moderately profitable returns. As the
volume and diversity of our national activi-
ties increase, new recruits are added to those
who desire continuation of the advantages
which they conceive the present system Of
tariff taxation directly affords them. So
stubbornly have all efforts to reform the
present condition been resisted by those Of
our fellow citizens thus engaged, that they
can hardly complain of the suspicion enter
tanned to ascertain to what extent there ex-
lists an organized combination, all along the
line, to maintain their advantage.
We are in the midst of centennial celebra-
lions, and with becoming pride we rejoice in
American skill and ingenuity, in American
energy and enterprise, and the wonderful
natural advantages and resources developed
by century s national growth. Yet when
an attempt is made to Justify scheme
which permits a tax to be laie
for the benefit of our manufacturers,
quite beyond reasonable demand for gov.
ernmental regard, it suits the purposes o.
manufacturers and infant industries still
needing the highest and greatest degree Of
care that can be wrung from federal leg.
islation. If that
INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF DOMESTIC
MANUFACTURES
resulting from the present tariff is necessary
in order that higher wages may be paid tx
ries, than are paid for unskilled labor, we &C
knowledge the force of argument which in.
wolves the welfare and liberal compensation
of our laboring people. Our labor is hon.
orable in the eyes of every American citizen,
and lies at the foundation of our develop.
ment. 1t is entitled, without affectation o.
hypocrisy, to the utmost regard. The stand
measured by that of another country les
forward, and they are entitled to their full
share of advantage.
BY the last census it is mad,
to appear that over II, 1892, 099 o.
our population are engaged in all kinds O.
industries; z, 670, 493 are employed in agri
culture; 4, OLA, 238 in professional and per
sonal service, 2, 499, SIG of whom are do
nestle servants and laborers, while l, 80,
256 are employed in trade and Transports
ton, and 8, S37, liz are classed as employees
at manufacturing and mining. For presen
purposes, however, the last number givel
should be considerably reduced. Withou
attempting to enumerate, it will be concede,
that there should be deducted from thos
which it includes. 375, 143 carpenters an,